Jason Matthews was a thirty-three-year veteran of the CIA’s Operations Directorate and the New York Times bestselling author of the Red Sparrow trilogy. During his CIA career he served in multiple overseas locations, spoke six foreign languages, and specialized in clandestine intelligence collection and denied-area operations. As chief in various CIA stations, he collaborated with foreign partners on counterproliferation and counterterrorism operations. His debut novel, Red Sparrow, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence. He continued the bestselling espionage trilogy with Palace of Treason and The Kremlin’s Candidate. Matthews passed away in 2021.
